A HAPPY Domestic Goddess In the Making

It's been a loooooog time since I last composed a post for my blog.  My intention was to always write posts about the tried and true recipe's I've discovered, the ups and downs of DIY projects and decor....just sharing fun, lighthearted information.  Then "THINGS" happened in my life that were not fun and lighthearted.  They zapped every ounce of creativity and motivation in my body. Whatever Domestic Goddess image I thought I had,  I didn't want it to be ruined, so I didn't write.  I thought about my blog a lot and felt guilty for abandoning it for so long.  One day I half composed a blog about chocolate cake but just wasn't feeling it so left it to live forever half done in cyberspace.  Finally, I  realized that being a Domestic Goddess In the Making also means being a HAPPY (yet imperfect) Domestic Goddess In the Making.  All people go through "THINGS".  I just had to remember that the difficult times are the best times to transform oneself and to practice being happy no matter what the situation or circumstance.  Easier said than done when in the midst of the hardships, but a practice that must be done if I am to elevate myself.  There's no simple recipe for it, you just do it.   Understanding a concept is much easier than feeling and doing it.  So this time I felt the concept of "Be happy no matter what is going on in life" and that no Domestic Goddess is a perfect June Cleaver at all times.  

Putting this concept into action creates a beautiful home for your soul to live.  And if your soul home is beautiful, your earthly home will be beautiful.  Oprah always said, "Your home should rise up to meet you."  I think that in order for that to happen, you have to rise up and meet your inner garbage, smell it, be disgusted by it, throw it out and put in a new bag.  Perfection is not Goddessness.  Knowing your imperfections is.  Creating my "soul home" will be my biggest and longest Do It Yourself design project that my Domestic Goddess will ever have.  


To end things on a sweet note,  here's the recipe for that super yummy vegan/parve chocolate cake!


1/2 c. coco
2 c. white flour
1T. baking powder
1 t. baking soda
1/2 t. sea salt
1/2 block soft tofu (pressed)
1 1/4 c. canola oil
1 1/4 c. maple syrup
1 T. vanilla
(the following I don't use but are optional)
2 T. black cherry concentrate
2  T. rum
1/2 t raspberry vinegar


-Sift dry ingredients together
-In food processor or blender, blend tofu with wet ingredients 
-Mix wet and dry ingredients together
-Line 2 8" cake pans with parchment or coat lightly with oil
-Bake for 15-20min at 350 degrees


My Presentation:
-Once the cakes have cooled, I spread a layer of Raspberry preserves between the two
-I then make a shiny ganash (soy milk and parve or vegan chocolate chips melted then cooled)  
 and pour over the cake


Enjoy!